Don Lee The family and Homecrest community services have announced memorial services for Don Lee who passed away suddenly while on vacation. The family has requested donations be sent to HomeCrest Community services in lieu of flowers. Memorial Service schedule… Read More »Don Lee Memorial Services Announced
Protestors sitting on Park Row Hundreds of protestors converged on Park Row to await release of those arrested. The NYPD moved in on protestors occupying Columbia and CUNY universities and effected arrest of up to 300 protestors. Naturally the NYPD… Read More »Protestors Converge on Chinatown
Contractor reinforcing lantern mount. Contractors scurried around Chinatown to secure decorative lanterns. Decorative lanterns were installed just before the Chinese New Year along Chinatown Streets, but recent storms and high winds caused one to snap from its mounting cable and… Read More »All That Falls From Sky Is Not Rain
Gai Kitchen to occupy 51 Mott Street Gai Kitchen at 98 Mott Street food court Gai Kitchen is moving to new digs at 51 Mott Street. The popular Thai steamed chicken eatery currently at the Mott Street Eatery food court… Read More »Gai Kitchen Finds New Digs
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Banner on balcony of Lin Sing Association Almost a year after a fire at 48 Mott Street tenants are no closer to moving back. The fire on March 24,2023 which started in the back pf a ground level gift shop… Read More »Displaced?
Kimlau Square The NYC DOT will give a presentation to CB3s joint Transportation/Parks committee Tuesday March 12. The presentation will cover early plans for the Park Row/ Chatham Square makeover. The DOT had previously held public engagement tabling sessions in… Read More »Chinatown Connections
The CCBA Chinese Consolidated Benevolent association 62 Mott Street March 1 was supposed to be the changing of the guard at the CCBA (Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association) but this year the ceremony been put on indefinite hold. The CCBA presidency… Read More »On Pause
A month after Goodfield Trading closed its doors after a decades old run at 74b Mott Street. Rainbow Pavilion trading opened in its location. The shop carries many of the old Chinese stationary items along with traditional lucky wall decorations… Read More »Rainbow Pavilion Replaces Goodfield Trading
Signage for Brookyn Fare on Cherry Street Entrance Brooklyn Based grocer Brooklyn Fare will soon open an outpost on the Lower East Side. Signage went up several weeks ago above the commercial space at the Extel Tower. The Lower East… Read More »Brooklyn Fare coming to Extell Tower